Filipino-American History Month

October 2021 Events at Mission College

Celebrated every October, Mission College recognizes the history of Filipinos in America.

History of Pinoytown in San Jose

Pinoytown in San Jose’s Japantown: Robert Ragsac from the Filipino American National Historical Society, Santa Clara Valley Chapter will talk about the little known history of Filipinos residing in San Jose’s Japantown from the 1930’s to 1960’s.

Watch Recording

Exile and Linguitic Dis/Posession: The Case of Philippine Language in the Diaspora - October 28, 2021 at 1 p.m. on Zoom.

Exile and Linguistic Dis/Possession

Mapping the teaching the Ilokano language in the diaspora and its realities of linguistic asymmetry and educational inequity.

Present Info

View the calendar of events for Filipino-American National Historical Society. It includes local events that folks in the Southbay can attend if interested.

Labor (two parts : agriculture and healthcare)

Past: Who was Larry Itliong and why is he important to our understanding of the labor movement?
Present: Why are so many Filipinx work as nurses in our healthcare sytem?
- How Covid-19 is disproportionally impacting Filipinx frontline health workers —locally and nationally?
Advocacy: The Filipino Community Center: a grassroots organization dedicated to help and advocate on the behalf of Filipinx communities here in the Bay Area

Immigration/DACA

Present: How the Supreme Court’s decision over DACA (Deferred Action of Children Arrival) will have an impact on undocumented Filipinx immigrants/students?
- Read from the perspective of a Pinoy DACA
Advocacy: Mission College’s Dreamers Student Resources and Undocumented Student Week of Action activities (October 19-22, 2020). See dreamers.missioncollege.edu for what we are doing for DACA students.

Military

Past: Why did Filipinos signed up to service in U.S. military services?
Present:Fil-Am soldiers doing the Don’t Rush “Bebot” Challenge as a recognition of their service
Advocacy: Mission College’s VALOR Veteran Center

LGBTQI+

Past:“Global Divas” by Martin F. Manalansan IV (2003) examines the history of Filipino gay men diaspora overseas or Karen Buenavista Hanna’s research that explores the history Filipinx LGBTQI+ in the third world liberation movement of the 1970s (video lecture)
Present: A look on how Asian LGBTQI+ are experiencing double hate—racism and homophobia--- during Covid-19 Pandemic
Advocacy: list of API LGBTQI+ Groups in the Bay Area

Social Justice/Activism

Past: History of the Filipinx student organization Philippine American Collegiate Endeavor (PACE) founded in 1967 and its participation in the multiracial Third World Liberation Front student strike that led to the formation of the first ethnic studies department among American universities – additional interview with Patrick Salaver who founded PACE
Present: Filipinx participation and showing solidarity for Black Lives Matter movement here in the Bay Area
Advocacy: Why Fil-Ams should support Black Lives Matter

List of prominent Filipino-Americans from Wikipedia

By the Numbers

Past Events

Video	Information	Watch the Video
	This is a great overview of the history of Filipino Americans throughout American history	Video Link
	A look at the history of Little Manila in Stockton which was home to the largest Filipino American community	Video Link

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